Brake-operating means



Jan. 20, 1931,

C. KONCITIK BRAKE OPERATING MEANS Filed April 25, 1930 which is. shown extending forwardly and.

i I v f32fsupported onfthei frame member 11'. 1 At I u floatinglever 21. This will cause the rodv lever "29; associatedfwithfthe arms 13and 14 will extend in approximatel the same angular direction from the sha t 12 although this specific arrangement is not essential to the operation. The arms'13 and 14 have been illustrated as extending down wardly from the shaft 12. but this arrangement is not essential. They might extend upw'ardlyor at any other suitable'angle. From the freeend of the arn1l3 a rod 15 is shown extending; rearwardly. and. engagingia-fio'ating lever 16' from the upper endof which 26x5 tends 'rearwardly a. rod 17 which may be adapted to operate the brake forthe rear right wheel ofthe vehicle, its lower end the floating lever '16 is pivotedto and supported byarlever 1.8 which is carried at'about its center by a ivot pin 19 supported by the frame;mem er 10. Connected to the upper end of. the lever arm 18. is a rod 20 which. may. be. adapted to operate the brake) for. the. front right wheel of the vehicle.

. Pivoted tothe-free end of the arm 14is a floating lever '21 shown extending. upg wardly. At.about -.its middle point the floatg ing lemmas, engagedfby a me 22 shown.

as extending. forwardly to engage the:- free ehdfof an arm. carried by" a transverse 2.4 rotatahly mounted in bearing-"slin chefram s. lotaiidill on the shaft 2e. is

an operating lever 25 shown as providedwith;

.& foot pedal26v whiohfmaybe in aconvenient position for; rea dyoperation by the foot of an'operator seated'upon' the vehicle. Inthe QdZIZZTis; a; turn-buckle 27. for varying or;

adjusting'thejlength of. the rod,f22..' From.

the upper or' free endrof, theifloat'ing'. lever- 21is a rod '28;shown as extending rearwardly to engage afloatin lever29. at apointfpref;

m erabl'y" somewhat elow its middle. Fromthe. upper or; free end: of the :floating'lever,

' 29isa rod30' shown as extending rearwardly which. may be adapted to operate'the brake forthe rear left wheel'off the vehicle. At

its lower" end the. floatinglever 29 t is shown.

f pivoted to thelower end: of a 1ever 31 which, is harried at about' itjs-middle by a pivot pin theupper end of the lever 31 is a rod 33 shown 5 as extending forwardlywhich may be adapt;

ed to opera-tethe brake'for thefrontleftj wheel of the vehicle. i

1 Pressure on the pedallflflwillrotate the rod-24throwing the 1ev'erf23 so asto move the 28 tofiact; upon the; floating. lever--29 tending to move bothqitiand its supporting lever 31. Movement will thus .be caused. of: both 1 the rods, 30." and f 33. to. apply the brakes; to the forward and. rearwheels. The floating I lever; 31 will caus asiiitable equalization between the two brakesgon-"theleft side of the vehicle op*-" I eratedf through. the rod 28; Thesfioating I lever 21' associated with .the lever l4 willoausei vehicle.

mentof these levers will movethe rods 17 and 20 to operate the brakes for the wheels on the right side of the vehicle. The cooperation of the floating lever 16 with-the lever-118.? will tend to cause :a distribution or equalizationiiof the pressure produced by the rod 15 between the rods 17 and 20 operatingthe brakes on the right side of the It will be observed that there are three points of equalization. The levers 16 and 18 tend to "equaliZethe brakingjat the twofendsofItheright sideof the vehicle the levers 29 a-nd Sitend to equalize the braking atfthe, two ends of the left side of the vehicle; and the levers 114 and 21 tend .toequalizethe braking on the two sides of thevehicle. The -adjusting: mechanism 27 operating. between'the sources of poweril 1 lustrated asthefootipedal 26 and What may be referred to as the primary equalizing mechanism, levers 14" :and: '21, provides ajsin glefpoint of adjustment for. the entire.

mechanisniln such a position that the adj ustment when made. at the point 27 "will be more or lessjequall or ap'propriately distributediamonglthe ourbrakes of the mechanismg, t

p The. turn-buckle'and. thefrods maybe resuitable device; The proportions, relative conneotionsand forms of elements illustrated and de's cribed'formno portion of'the p'res ent invention. and are'fnot essential'thereto. It' vvill'be understood, therefore, that in its generalaspectfsother suitable apparatus may be employed,. to embody theinvention.

.. I claim. as myjnventioni:

1. Means for operating brakes comprising a shaft, arms rigidwith the shaft, a floating lever, means extendingfrom an arm to the floating lever foroperating it, means extending 'frointheother end'ofthe pivoted lever for placed. by other'equilaventwell known or operating a'second 'brake; a second floating".

I lever carried near-one end of another arm, an"

operating. link connected near the center of the last'f'montionedifloating lever,zmeans eX- 1 tendingfrom thefree end of the last mentioned floating; lever to near, the center of a third floating lever, meansextending from 1 near one'e'nd of- -the last mentioned floating? lever' foroperating-athird brake; a leveripiv otednearitscenter carryin'g'at" one end the last mentionedvfloating lever,: a'ndmeans eX-f tending fromf-the other fond of the last men pivoted leverfor operating a" fourth tioned brake i V Shaft, .1 carried by the:-. shaft,

;' its center carrying the third floating lever at s oneend and operatedthereby to actuate a i means extending one arm for operating v V V V twobrakes disposed on opposite sides "of th axis of the shaft; equalizing means in the s another tvvobrakes disposedonoppositqsides' brake operating-means, a floating lever can 1 ried by another arm, means eXtending'f-rom the free end of the floating lever for operating 1 g 1 [of theaXis of the shaft, equalizing lneansin the shaft to actuate a brake, a lever pivotednear its center and carrying the floating lever a second brake froln'itsother end, a second I 1 I floating lever carried h'ythe shaft and'operat- 'ing' the shaft, a third floating lever operated:

the last mentioned, brake operating'g inechg anism, andfmeans conne'cted to the'fioating' leverfor operatingit and thesh'aft;

I A shaft, a floating lever operated near one end and operated thereby to actuate from the second floating lever to actuate-a third brake, and a second lever pivoted near 3 tourth brakefrom'the other end. 

